Under the head of the Volyn Oblast State Administration, Volodymyr Bondar, a Consultative Council has been formed from among politicians who took the most active part in the "Orange Revolution." On April 26, an organizational meeting of the council was held, – reported the own correspondent of the Western Information Corporation.
The Consultative Council under the head of the Oblast State Administration was formed "to ensure more complete consideration of the opinion of political forces in the process of preparing and organizing the implementation of decisions of government bodies, to promote the establishment of constructive interaction between executive authorities and citizens' associations, with the aim of resolving pressing problems of public life in the region, ensuring civil peace and harmony."
The first deputy head of the Oblast State Administration, Bohdan Shyba, has been appointed chairman of the council. The council includes leaders of regional branches of the political parties All-Ukrainian Union "Batkivshchyna," the People's Movement of Ukraine, the Ukrainian People's Party, the All-Ukrainian Union "Svoboda," the Ukrainian Republican Party "Sobor," the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists, the Socialist Party of Ukraine, the People's Union Our Ukraine, and representatives of the public organizations "Consumer Rights Protection" and "National Alliance."
According to the regulations on the council, its main tasks are to analyze the socio-political and socio-economic situation in the region, develop proposals, promote the coordination of positions of political forces, and develop recommendations regarding appointments to leadership positions in executive authorities of the region at all levels. Decisions of the consultative council are advisory in nature.